On the feature car front, July 2014 will was absolutely filled to the brim. The Scandinavian summer Gatebil season helped the cause, of course, but from Europe, to the USA, to Japan, global car culture was well and truly covered through full features and spotlights. But now that August has arrived it’s time to look back at the month that was July, and for you to pick your favourites. Revisit the features below and then state your case in the comments sections at the bottom of the page.
In no particular order, July’s contenders are…
Check Shop Porsche 911 GT3 – Track Bound: The Check Shop 911 GT3
Daruma Toyota Celica – Perseverance First: The Daruma Celica
Valtonen SR20-Powered Mazda RX-7 – Rage Within The Machine: The Valtonen RX-7
TS-Racing Audi RS2 – The Wagon Warrior: An Audi RS2… Evolved
SRT-Powered Dodge Coronet – Hybrid Technology? Meet The Coroner
Stateside Nissan Skyline Hakosuka – A Hakosuka In The Hills
SR20-Powered KE70 Toyota Corolla – Heart & Soul: An SR20-Swapped KE70 Corolla
The Galaxian – Galaxian: Japan Reinvents The Hot Rod
Ex-DTM E30 BMW M3 – Old DTM Cars Don’t Die… They Get Faster
The Volvo Super Amazon – The AWD, Turbo V8, Volvo Super Amazon
Ford Shoebox Kustom – Sweet Brown: Kustom Refined & Mild Defined
’33 Chevy Hot Rod – ’33 Chevy Master Class: From Barn Find To Bangin’ Frame
918-Inspired Porsche Cayman – A Porsche Cayman With 918 Aspirations
Fail Crew V8 Nissan Silvia S13 – From Russia With Roar: The Fail Crew S13
Old School Toyota Minitruck – Minitruckin’ The Old School Way
Gatebil BNR34 Nissan Skyline GT-R, The Stuff GT-R Dreams Are Made Of
Camaro-Faced Nissan 180SX – Get Funky: Nissan 180SX Meets Chevy Camaro
M3-Inspired BMW Wagon – Planned & Slammed: A Phantom Wagon
Chevy V8-Powered Mercedes-Benz – Old Benz, New Tricks: Slammed With A Small Block
V8-Powered Mitsubishi Lancer Evo – Big-Boost Chevy V8 Meets Mitsubishi Evo
BMW V10-Powered Volvo 282 – Looks Like A Volvo, Pulls Like A V10 BMW, Brakes Like A Porsche
700hp Chevy Wheelie Van – Boogie Van: Engine In The Back, Wheels In The Air
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Valtonen SR20-Powered Mazda RX-7
Volvo 282
The coroner for gritty looks but modern drive
And the super amazon just blew me away in originality
SRT Dodge Coronet - That body can now live for ever!
SRT Dodge Coronet…
The Galaxian
The Volvo 282. Those crazy Scandinavians have done it again!
Have to be loyal to our locals here... The M3 Wagon
The "Wangan-Blue" / Bayside Blue Skyline.... im a sucker for that beasts.
The poll isn't back yet?
Checkshop 997 GT3
too.much.awesome.rides.cant.decide.
The Galaxian
oldschoolcat Gianluca FairladyZ Thank you for your opinion
the hako or the r34
R34, haku, volvo (boxed one) and shoebox
and the coronet
Impossible to pick a favourite.
Ford Shoebox Kustom -Sweet Brownhttp://www.speedhunters.com/2014/07/kustom-refined-sweet-brown/
R34, I am a total sucker for GT-R's
I still can't decide between BMW V10-Powered Volvo 282 and V8-Powered Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. Both are awesome!
SRT-Powered Dodge Coronet
Rename the Volvo v10 to the right name. 242. Not "Volvo 282"..
Dodge Coronet
Tough choice between the Galaxian and the Coronet. All of the cars from July were awesome!
Daruma celcia, or gatebil R34...car dont have to be so crazy all time..nice coverage tho
918 Cayman
Its a toss-up between the Coronet, Galaxian, or Amazon.....
The Coronet gets my vote!
The Volvo 282... It has a V10 engine from a M5 E60... What do you want more?
Amazon and Shoebox Ford
Gatebil R34 or the LanEvo3
sr20 toyota ke70
The Galaxian!
Valtonen RX-7 !
Without a doubt the Valtonen RX-7... when I read that article it became my new favourite car. The S13 comes a solid second.
CAYMAN!
For me it's the Coroner, followed closely by he 33 Chevy. The time-attack machines are insane as well of course.
Toss up between Coronet and the Amazon. If the Coronet was white, it would definitely be the winner.
Hakosuka Skyline/V8 Evo
either the V10 Volvo or the Failcrew S13, ah hell, the S13 is badass I'll take it
AMAZING. The Charger SRT8.
San-Yon.
It has been hard though. The competition was fierce.
R34 all the way, it's bloody amazing
hands down the R34!
PS...whats happened to the voting system that used to be here?!
Gotta be Volvo 240 for me.
Van
VOLVO 240
Volvo 242 or the Hakosuka in my opinion
My vote go for the Coronet. Every contender is amazing in form and function but the coronet make my dream a reality. Always i dreamed with an old body and a cutting edge engine and a great suspension performance...
The SR20 Ke70 or the Funky Racing 180sx!! Love those two cars!!
Volvo Super Amazon
RS2
dodge srt
The Volvo Amazon for me. Top points for mating one of the best Volvos ever with one of the best BMW engines and one of the best 4WD system from a Nissan Skyline GT-R!
super amazon or Gatebil R34
The Cayman...definitely the Cayman. Although I do have to say compared to the 2012 and 13 Gatebil coverage; this month has been a tad underwhelming, we - at least I - missed the car spotlights and editorials like y'all gave us in 2013 and most of the features seemed to focus on pro built cars, where's all the magnificent home-built nonsense that made Gatebil so awesome to begin with. I by no means intend to downgrade or trivialise the stunning work Speedhunters has been doing, however i feel a bit let down this month.
Silvia SL13 & Fail CREW
Hard to decide on a single favorite but I love the Fail Crew S13 for the raw & rough look, the time attack RX7 simply due to the massive amount of engineering and technical perfection, and the Galaxy simply because how can you not? I think I saved more images of the Galaxy than almost any car so my vote I suppose has to go towards that.
Very hard to deside.... Volvo 2102, isnt it the number of cylinders making the modelnumber? The idea is just so crazy, very few people in the world gets such an idea, and makes it true! Congratulations!
Both Volvos.
hard choice, but its gotta be the galaxian, for its sheer creativity and outthereness.
Galaxian easy
Daruma Celica. Take 1 part classic love,1 part up art tasteful update and sprinkle in personal style and you get to drive your life 's dream (within your budget so you have a life to drive your car in !)
Celica!
It's the Volvo 242 for me.
My goodness, July was ridiculously loaded, though. I really like the Amazon and the Coronet, but the Galaxian is just insane (the craftsmanship! and character). The rawness of the Wheelie Van is too cool. My hat's off to the cars of July, and the minds behind them.
BNR32 V-Spec Nurs - I love limited production models and all of the subtle yet affective touches like the fenders.
Voting for my comrade and his S13 from the Fail Crew.